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EgyptAir crash: Human remains suggest blast on board, says forensic official

All 66 people on board the EgyptAir flight were killed when the plane crashed in the Mediterranean early Thursday while en route from Paris to Cairo.

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|May 24, 2016, 16:12:55 IST

Cairo: A senior Egyptian forensics official says human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir flight 804 suggest there was an explosion on board that may have brought down the aircraft.[caption id="attachment_2789454" align="alignleft" width="380"]Representational image. Reuters Representational image. Reuters[/caption]The official is part of the Egyptian investigative team and has personally examined the remains at a Cairo morgue. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he isn't authorized to release the information.He says all 80 pieces brought to Cairo so far are small and that "there isn't even a whole body part, like an arm or a head." The official adds that "the logical explanation is that it was an explosion."All 66 people on board were killed when the Airbus 320 crashed in the Mediterranean early Thursday while en route from Paris to Cairo.

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First Published:May 24, 2016, 15:21:21 IST
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